My Saigon

<p><strong>Skip the Tourist Trail. My Saigon is Your Local Key to the City.</strong></p><p>Coming to Saigon (or Ho Chi Minh City)? That's awesome! But are you ready to see the <em>real</em> city the one that most guidebooks miss? </p><p>Those other books are great if you want to stick to the same old tourist traps overpriced junk and government propaganda. </p><p>This isn't that kind of book. </p><p>I'm Elly and this is <strong>My Saigon</strong> - updated for 2025.</p><p>I'm your Saigonese friend who's super excited to show you around. I'll tell you where actual locals go with <em>their</em> friends on a free day the places with the good stuff that rarely make it into those other guides. We're talking about experiencing Saigon like someone who truly knows it getting a way deeper understanding and finding all sorts of cool things you probably wouldn't discover on your own.</p><p>We'll ditch the tourists and their conical hats. I'll teach you navigating the city (map links and QR codes for every listing! ) understanding the latest visa rules amazing food way beyond pho (though I'll tell you where the <em>good</em> pho is too!) staying safe and even a bit of Saigonese street talk. It's all the stuff I'd tell my own friends or family if they were visiting.</p><p>This 2025 edition has the same Elly quality the same (or maybe even improved) Elly jokes and lots of all the great new places with none of the noise.</p><p>Dive into this multi-layered thrilling city and come out smelling only a bit like fish sauce. </p><p>You'll love it I promise.</p>